Senate
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
153
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1061)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
single-trip
permits
for
vehicles
of
1
excessive
size
and
weight
during
special
or
emergency
2
situations.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
321E.9,
subsection
2,
Code
2023,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
Vehicles
with
indivisible
loads
may
be
moved
in
special
3
or
emergency
situations,
provided
the
permit-issuing
authority
4
has
reviewed
the
route
and
has
approved
the
movement
of
the
5
vehicle
and
load.
6
a.
The
permit-issuing
authority
may
impose
any
special
7
restrictions
on
movements
as
deemed
necessary
or
exempt
8
movements
from
the
restrictions
of
section
sections
321E.7,
9
321E.11
,
and
321E.32
by
permit
under
this
subsection
.
10
b.
When
the
department
determines
a
special
or
emergency
11
situation
exists,
the
combined
gross
weight
or
gross
weight
on
12
any
one
axle
or
group
of
axles
on
a
vehicle
or
combination
of
13
vehicles
issued
a
permit
under
this
subsection
may
exceed
the
14
maximum
weights
specified
in
section
321.463,
subject
to
the
15
limits
and
routes
established
by
the
permit-issuing
authority.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
Under
current
law,
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
20
and
local
authorities
are
authorized
to
issue
permits
for
21
the
movement
of
vehicles
that
exceed
the
dimensions
and
22
weight
limits
established
in
Code
chapter
321
(motor
vehicles
23
and
law
of
the
road).
One
such
authorization
allows
the
24
DOT
and
local
authorities
to
issue
single-trip
permits
for
25
vehicles
with
indivisible
loads
to
be
moved
during
special
26
or
emergency
situations.
Vehicles
operating
under
such
a
27
permit
may
have
a
maximum
load
of
20,000
pounds
per
axle
(Code
28
section
321.463(3)),
or
46,000
pounds
on
a
single
tandem
axle
29
of
a
truck
tractor,
trailer,
or
semitrailer
if
each
axle
30
of
each
tandem
group
has
at
least
four
tires
(Code
section
31
321E.7(1)(e)).
The
fee
for
a
single-trip
permit
is
$35.
The
32
permit-issuing
authority
has
discretion
to
impose
any
necessary
33
special
restrictions
on
movements
or
exempt
movements
from
date
34
and
time
restrictions
established
under
Code
section
321E.11.
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This
bill
authorizes
the
DOT
and
local
authorities
to
also
1
exempt
holders
of
such
permits
from
load
limits
per
axle
2
(Code
section
321E.7)
and
axle
calculations
based
on
the
use
3
of
certain
dolly
axles
(Code
section
321E.32).
When
the
DOT
4
determines
a
special
or
emergency
situation
exists,
the
bill
5
also
authorizes
the
combined
gross
weight
or
gross
weight
on
6
any
one
axle
or
group
of
axles
to
exceed
the
limits
established
7
in
Code
section
321.463,
subject
to
the
limits
and
routes
8
established
by
the
single-trip
permit-issuing
authority.
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